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As fronteiras da energia | Liliana Sánchez | TEDxUnisinos


have you wondered what life would be like without
light maybe the first thing they think is no
I will have internet I will not be able to
connect the computer I will not be able to
charge the cell phone battery
but those will be the needs most
of a family that does not have
access to electricity
most people think that
that is not having light the not being able to have the
not being able to connect an electronic device
and being incommunicado and maybe yes
but they have thought that there are millions of
people who die from the bite of
a poisonous animal
or have you thought about how many boys and girls
they do homework in the light of the candle
inhaling toxic fumes or you’ve
imagined having to stop doing your
daily activities not because the
electric light but because the light went out
of the day
in the world there are more than one billion
of people who do not have access to
electricity
in Mexico it is estimated that 2.3 per
percent of the population does not have
access to electricity is to say close
of more than 2 million people
this having a direct impact on the
education in health in safety in
the productivity in the coexistence
family
the population most affected by poverty
energy in Mexico are the communities
indigenous communities that live in
conditions of poverty and marginalization are
the most isolated communities the most
away from basic services and
main roads
it seems incredible that in the 21st century
continue living communities and families in
the darkness for many families the
to be able to have a focus led to be able to have
access to these technologies implies
cross the border of backwardness and
energy poverty
however there are new technologies
that allow many families to have light
for the whole day for the first time
we are a group of committed young people
and that we have been able to get to where nobody
it comes that we have been able to work with
these communities
but how the story started my name
is liliana sánchez I was born in the state of
Puebla always believed that studying was
to support and help the populations
more vulnerable
then I started to investigate where
I could realize this dream and I found a
literacy program where
taught to read and write to
adults I lived for six months
in a community and that’s where I met
mariana an enterprising girl who
I was starting a business together with
other classmates who were finishing
the race
and from there they managed to find
financing and melo and invited me
Then he invited me to work with her
but who are we and what is Mexico we are a
company that brings solar energy to
communities that do not have this
service
but as we do we do it through
of four pillars of innovation the
first Mexican technology us
We design and manufacture equipment that
is conditioned to the needs of
the families
rural distribution through the
centers that are branches that we have
located in different parts of the country
to give attention to these communities
and most importantly we also create
local jobs for young people that maybe
they do not have opportunities or there is no forum
there are jobs within their areas I’m going
to tell a story
eric to an indigenous girl from the mountain
of warrior was about to emigrate to
USA for the lack of opportunities
within your region
and she believed that it was the only way to
to be able to get ahead and be able to help
his family but we had the fortune to
know her and invite her to join
from our team she started being in
general community that are the people
or the promoters of the communities but
to her now with her effort and with her
desire to keep learning
she is the state coordinator and
He is currently studying a career
university
another pillar is the actual distribution as
I had already mentioned them
and flexible financing
we know that we work with communities
of high marginalization for the same reason
we give financing through
credit and micro financing
she is doña paulina doña paulina is a
indigenous lady of Durango state
she has little that this lady knows
it is very soon to finish
pay for your solar equipment
social empowerment we believe that it is
important to involve participation
of all the members of the community and
mainly the participation of
women is why we create and design
we design education programs
financial education middle
ambient
lolo
this is a story that we like a lot
share
Lulu is a young working girl of
the sierra mazateca
she to be able to be enlightened
I had to walk more than two hours
back and forth to get the
candle to get the candle
but we come to your community and
she decided to acquire a solar equipment
with us
currently lulu also managed to
illuminate more families doing accounts
within your region has illuminated more
of 1,700 families
Lulu is a success story because she is
an empowered woman a woman who has
could face the border of being
woman and being indigenous
There are many stories that in Mexico
we could count
we have currently benefited more than
12,000 families
but we know that a lot is missing
many families to illuminate
that’s why we believe
that it will always be better to cross
Borders of marginalization and poverty
energy to combat inequality
and the injustices of building walls and
close borders thank you very much
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